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ARRIVAL FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 477
fore we found them, for $2600, but fortunately the man had not paid for them ; our Attorney had them by habeas corpus before a Judge, who detained them till we can prove their identity and freedom; they are to have a hearing on 2d day next, when we hope to have a person on there to prove them. In haste, thine, Teos. QAEBETT.
Unfortunately all the notice that the record contains of the two passengers referred to, is in the following words: " Two cases not written out for want of time."
The "boys" alluded to as having been "found" &c., were free-born, but had been kidnapped and carried south and sold.
Three days after the above letter, the watchful Garrett furnished further light touching the hair-breadth escape of the two that he had written about, and at the same time gave an interesting account of the efforts which were made to save the poor kidnapped boys, |